My refrigerator still seems to be just as cold as always. It is functioning properly, but it makes a consistent creaking noise - nonstop day and night.

A creaking noise that you are describing could be coming from the ice maker module if your model has an automatic ice maker. I would check this area first. If a batch of ice gets caught in the teeth during the ejection process, the ice maker module will make a constant creaking noise as it continues to try to eject the cubes. Freeing up this type of jam would eliminate the creaking noise.

This is the only source of a constant creaking noise that I am aware of that would be constant. This type of problem would not affect the proper cooling of the refrigerator or freezer.

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